Kate Wolffe

Political leaders in LA are now turning to the race for LA’s next mayor and the candidates so far include Kevin de León, Joe Buscaino, Mike Feuer, and Jessica Lall.

Some GOP recall candidates say they would use emergency power to pass their agenda, and try to persuade the Democratic Legislature.

In the California recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom crushed the opposition 64 to 36, though votes are still being counted as of noon on Wednesday.

The president tours California wildfire destruction and talks about his approach to the climate crisis.

Western wildfires pose a much broader threat to human health than to just those forced to evacuate the path of the blazes.

Shirley Weber has been thrust into the awkward position of administering the California recall that could oust the man who appointed her.

NPR’s California Newsroom partnered with Stanford University’s Environmental Change and Human Outcomes Lab to map the increasing prevalence of wildfire smoke across the United States.

Former president Ronald Reagan disclosed his Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 1994. He died a decade later.

While rumors are rampant about stolen ballots and suspicious holes in voting envelopes, state and local officials say they have put measures in place to keep elections secure.